Mar 11, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, March 11, 2016

Smile Smile Taxi owner Matsuo Sato stands in front of his new fleet of dump trucks and heavy construction machinery. Sato invested in these vehicles to capitalize on the rebuilding of the region. Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

How a small business recovered after devastating damages from the tsunami; controversy at the Iditarod race about a rule change; and the weekly wrap of business and economic news.

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Final Note

Explaining low interest rates with country music

by Kai Ryssdal

Mar 11, 2016

From the man that brought you a country jig about inflation.

Ann Shayne

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Election 2016 Debates

Does trade kill jobs or create them? Yes.

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Mar 11, 2016

Trade both creates and destroys jobs

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz during the GOP debate on Thursday. Trade was one of the heated topics during the debate.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Iditarod rule change limits what mushers can say

by Marketplace Contributor

Mar 11, 2016

Mushers can't make statements “injurious…to the best interests of the race”

Mushers in the Fur Rondy sprint race barrel down a hill in downtown Anchorage ahead of the official start of the race, part of a week of festivities leading up to the Iditarod.

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media

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Big three credit ratings agencies still hold a huge amount of power

by Kai Ryssdal

Mar 11, 2016

Why are Moody's, Fitch and S&P so resilient?

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How much do charities' overheads matter?

by Scott Tong

Mar 11, 2016

Charities overheads differ starkly but may not be a big determinant of who gives.

Parade participants representing The Wounded Warrior Project take part in the Veteran's Day Parade on November 11, 2012 in New York City.

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: the ECB and interest rates

by Kai Ryssdal

Mar 11, 2016

Nela Richardson and John Carney join Kai to recap the week that was.

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Five years after tsunami, taxi company still fighting

by Rob Schmitz

Mar 11, 2016

Sendai's Smile Smile Taxi rebuilds its business 5 years after Japan's disaster.

Smile Smile Taxi owners Emi Sato and her father Matsuo Sato stand outside their headquarters that was partially destroyed five years ago.

Rob Schmitz/Marketplace

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How a small business recovered after devastating damages from the tsunami; controversy at the Iditarod race about a rule change; and the weekly wrap of business and economic news.